Sucked up to 24,333 ft in a thunderstorm!

Watch an exceptional survival story as we investigate a terrifying paraglider flight … into a thunderstorm. Ben Lewis shares his experience of crazy lift up to 7374 m with no oxygen, then falling back to earth with the hail and rain. This is way beyond the limits of paragliding! Back-door access pass for YouTube subscribers: https://flywithgreg.com/yt/59-upstart Submit your own (exciting) video clips to https://bit.ly/sendgreg Big UP! to Ben Lewis for sharing his amazing story Additional videos and photos thanks to: David Bzirský, Trace McDonald, Andy McDonald, Radek Bocek, Josef Kral, Helmuth Staber, Fred Cella and Marian Michlicek Music under licence from Audiio: Remain (Beren), The Wild Plains (Atlas Reach), Remember Your People (Petteri Sainio) Walk less, fly more by joining me on https://flywithgreg.com/ 00:00 Paragliding into a thunderstorm 03:00 The kindest people in the world 04:32 Instructor's analysis 07:24 The risk of embedded Cumulonimbus 08:26 Identifying the danger on a weather forecast 10:43 Share and learn more #paraglidingindia #paragliding #thunderstorm Subscribe to this channel    / @flywithgreg   ┌───────────────────┐ MY FLYING PARTNERS └───────────────────┘ My academy members get special prices on flight gear INSTRUMENTS https://bit.ly/navitershop EQUIPMENT https://bit.ly/flyoase UK https://flysussex.com/ USA https://paragliding.com/ SIV training: https://jockysanderson.com/ TRIPS with https://birdmen.co.za/ SITES INFO with https://www.paraglidingmap.com/ CROSS COUNTRY MAGAZINE publications like https://bit.ly/PGmanual WEATHER FORECASTING with https://skysight.io ┌───────────────────────┐ RECOMMENDED READING └───────────────────────┘ The Best Flying Sites of the ALPS ■ http://bestflyingsites.com/ Paragliding Beginner's Guide ■ https://bit.ly/PGmanual Advanced Paragliding ■ https://bit.ly/advancedPG Understanding the Sky ■ https://bit.ly/understandsky ┌───────────────────┐ MY FILMING GEAR └───────────────────┘ My amazing 'chase' cam ■ https://bit.ly/360camX4 Go Pro ■ https://amzn.to/3DiXOO9 That little compass ■ https://amzn.to/3mFKd9f Safety SOS Tracker ■ https://amzn.to/3jpgowm Naviter OMNI ■ https://bit.ly/omninav AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE I sometimes earn a small commission from some of these websites at no additional cost to you. Along with the adverts displayed by Youtube these help to fund future productions.